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Male coronavirus patients with low testosterone levels are MORE likely to die from COVID-19, German hospital finds
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Male coronavirus patients with low testosterone levels are MORE likely to die from COVID-19, German hospital finds

By JOE PINKSTONE FOR MAILONLINE German hospital assessed the hormone levels of 45 COVID-19 patients in ICU Found that the vast majority of men admitted had low testosterone levels Testosterone may be able to stop the body’s immune system from going haywire Low levels of the sex hormone are unable to regulate the body’s immune...

COVID-19: Exercise may protect against deadly complication
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COVID-19: Exercise may protect against deadly complication

by University of Virginia A review by Zhen Yan, Ph.D., of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, showed that medical research findings “strongly support” the possibility that exercise can prevent or at least reduce the severity of ARDS, which affects between 3% and 17% of all patients with COVID-19. Based on available information, the...

When coronavirus kills, the lung condition ARDS can be the culprit. Here’s what you need to know.
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When coronavirus kills, the lung condition ARDS can be the culprit. Here’s what you need to know.

by Stacey Burling When she was 33, Eileen Rubin learned firsthand what it’s like to have acute respiratory distress syndrome or ARDS, a life-threatening condition she had never heard of. It’s about to become more widely known. ARDS is one of the most severe complications caused by the new coronavirus, and early estimates show it...